I'm quite used to the very basic action of inserting some text, entering normal mode, moving to somewhere else I'd like the same text, and hitting . to do so.
This doesn't work if the insert needs to be right at the end of a line though, as in normal mode you can't move the cursor far right enough, and the insert will happen before the existing last character of the line.
What's the solution?
You can enter Insert mode after the cursor position with a. Or use A to enter Insert mode at the end of the line.
This was answered by Rich in a comment below the question.
With :set virtualedit=onemore you would be able to move the one extra space to the right.
When I wrote the above, I assumed that the obvious solution above was not applicable for whatever reason.
a was a thing 🙄 a is probably the better solution. Judging from your question I assumed it was not applicable.
a(orA) instead ofi? Or do you not know in advance in which locations you'll be inserting the text?ainstead ofimight be a good start. OrA<C-a>? Anyway, the more commands you know, the better you will be at picking the right one.a....... and at some point my brain seems to have forgotten it and I've always defaulted toiinstead. 🙄